Ariana DeBose Declares 'There Is Indeed a Place for Us' After History-Making Oscar Win

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The 2022 Oscar Winners and Nominees

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorAriana DeBose made history on Sunday night by becoming the first openly queer woman of color to win an acting Oscar for her work as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story.” The musical was distributed by 20th Century Studios, which is owned by The Walt Disney Company.On the Academy Awards red carpet before the ceremony, I talked with DeBose about Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill. DeBose says she has reached out to Disney CEO Bob Chapek to talk about the studio’s controversial reaction to the legislation.“Bob and I, we’re gonna do the work,” DeBose said. “I have [spoken to Chapek].

to win an Oscar and a SAG Award in the best supporting actress category for her performance as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story.The 31-year-old actress is also the second Latina to win an Academy Award after Rita Moreno won an Oscar for playing the same role 60 years ago.“Imagine this little girl in the back seat of a white Ford Focus,” she said on March 27 during her acceptance speech. “Look into her eyes, you see an openly queer woman of color, an Afro-Latina who found her strength in life through art, and that’s what I believe we’re here to celebrate.”DeBose attended the ceremony with her mom Mrs.

Sign up to our new free Indy100 weekly newsletterHe said: “I was planning on teaching them some dirty sign language but Marlee Matlin told me to behave myself, so don’t worry Marlee I won’t drop any f-bombs in my speech today. ”He also praised the “wonderful deaf theatre stages, where I was given the opportunity to develop my craft as an actor. ”Addressing his director Sian Heder, he said: “You are our bridge and your name will forever be on that bridge Sian Heder bridge in Hollywood.

The 2022 Academy Awards have come to a close, marking the end of this year’s awards season.

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Hollywood but social media users have told her to "work harder" after she missed scooping an Oscar.The veteran actress who attended the glitzy event with her TikTok famous grandson, Sam Williams, was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Belfast.However, the 87-year-old who played Granny in the Kenneth Branagh box office smash sadly lost out on the prestigious gong to West Side Story star, Ariana DeBose.Since the news, Dame Judi has found herself at the centre of a social media storm, with some users claiming she needed to "work harder".It comes after Kim Kardashian hit out at women who "don't want to work anymore", with the trainee lawyer saying they need to "get the f**k up and work".The businesswoman who is known for "breaking the internet" found her now infamous quote doing the rounds again.One Twitter user said: "In the words of Kim Kardashian, Judi Dench should have worked harder. JK [just kidding], she deserved that Oscar."A second added: "Judi should have scooped that Oscar."Before a third user went on to type: "OMG cannot believe Judi Dench didn't win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

An award season like no other has finally come to a close with the 94th Academy Awards rolling up the virtual red carpet on a year of movie-watching at home. Today, the latest crop of winners are basking in Oscar’s glow, getting ready to tackle their first post-win projects.

Ariana DeBose becomes an Oscar winner! The singer and actor won in the category of Best Supporting Actress for her role as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story.After winning, the Puerto Rican descent actress makes history as the first Afro-Latina with an Academy Award and the second Latina to ever receive the Oscar statuette.Ariana’s triumph comes 60 years after fellow Puerto Rican actress the legendary Rita Moreno also won the award in the same category for the same movie and same role. In 1962 Rita became the first Hispanic woman ever to receive the recognition.“You know what? Now you see why Anita says ‘I want to be in America,’ because even in this weird world that we live in, dream do come true and that’s really a heartening thing right now,” said DeBose while accepting her Academy Award. “If I took the time to say thank you to every single beautiful person who has lifted me up on this stage, we would be sitting here until the next Oscars,” she jokes.“So I’m not going to do that.

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The 2022 Oscars witnessed many history making moments despite the physical altercation between Will Smith and host Chris Rock fast becoming the most talked about scene from the ceremony. Will, 53, lashed out at Chris after he teased Jada, 50, saying that he could not wait to see her in the next 'G.I. Jane' movie which appeared to be a reference to her shaved head, despite the actress opening up about having alopecia and struggling with hair loss.

The 2022 Oscars saw celebrities turn out in style for an emotional and dramatic evening in Hollywood.This year’s ceremony saw the jaw-dropping moment when Will Smith stormed on stage to slap Chris Rock after he made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, as well as numerous celebrities paying tribute to the war in Ukraine through their fashion and speeches. Amid the drama, it was (almost) easy to forget the reason why A-listers had assembled at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles - to honour the finest movies from around the world.

94th Academy Awards will go down in history for many reasons, but one moment we know we'll all be talking about for some time to come is the heated altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock. MORE: The most glamorous red carpet looks from the Oscars 2022And now it's been revealed that the King Richard star's controversial outburst cost him the chance to take part in one very important Oscars ritual following the ceremony. 14 times Disney Princess characters inspired us with their acts of kindnessSelling Sunset star Mary Fitzgerald on feuds, break-ups and weddings: 'There's always going to be drama'WATCH: Will Smith apologises to Academy after Chris Rock altercation in Best Actor speechTraditonally every year, all four acting award recipients are photographed together proudly displaying their statuettes.

CODA star Troy Kotsur's historic awards season run ended like many expected, with the actor becoming the first deaf male actor in history to win an Oscar.The 53-year-old actor, who plays fisherman and patriarch Frank Rossi in the critically-acclaimed Apple film, is only the second deaf actor to win an Oscar, following his CODA co-star Marlee Matlin, who won Best Actress in 1987 for Children of a Lesser God.Kotsur beat outCiaran Hinds (Belfast),Jesse Plemons (The Power Of The Dog),J.K Simmons (Being The Ricardos) andKodi Smitt-McPhee (The Power Of The Dog) for his first Oscar in his first nomination. First:CODA star Troy Kotsur's historic awards season run ended like many expected, with the actor becoming the first deaf male actor in history to win an Oscar Historic:The 53-year-old actor, who plays fisherman and patriarch Frank Rossi in the critically-acclaimed Apple film, is only the second deaf actor to win an Oscar, following his CODA co-star Marlee Matlin, who won Best Actress in 1987 for Children of a Lesser God Nominees:Kotsur beat out Ciaran Hinds (Belfast), Jesse Plemons (The Power Of The Dog), J.K Simmons (Being The Ricardos) and Kodi Smitt-McPhee (The Power Of The Dog) for his first Oscar in his first nominationAs Kotsur made his way to the stage, a number of celebs were seen performing the 'applause' sign in American Sign Language (ASL), where you hold up both arms and twist your hands simultaneously.Ariana DeBose, Tyler Perry, Kotsur's co-star Marlee Matlin, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith were seen performing the sign as Kotsur took to the stage to accept the award from presenterYoun Yuh-jung, who won Best Supporting Actress last year for Minari.

Oscars history, becoming the first openly queer woman of colour to win one of the prestigious trophies.The actor took home the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at tonight’s (March 27) ceremony for playing Anita in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story.DeBose paid tribute to the Oscar-winning Rita Moreno, who also won for the same role in 1962, during her speech, crediting her with “paving the way for tons of Anitas like me”. The star continued to acknowledge her identity as both a queer woman and her Afro-Latina heritage.“Imagine this little girl in the back seat of a white Ford Focus.

taken home the Oscar for Best Director at the 2022 Academy Awards.She is the third woman to win the award.Campion, who was the favorite, beat out contenders Kenneth Branagh for his semi-autobiographical piece “Belfast,” Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Licorice Pizza” and Steven Spielberg’s musical “West Side Story.” “I love directing because it’s a deep dive into story yet the task of manifesting a world can be overwhelming. The sweet thing is I’m not alone,” the New Zealand-born filmmaker said in her acceptance speech.“On ‘The Power of the Dog’ I worked with actors I’m moved to call my friends.

An uplifting message. Hosts Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes poked fun at Kim Kardashian‘s controversial advice for working women during the Oscars on Sunday, March 27.

The Best Director category made history again at Sunday nights Academy Awards with Power of the Dog helmer Jane Campion taking home the prize, marking the first time in Oscar history that a woman has won the award in back-to-back years. Chloe Zhao took home the prize last year for Nomadland, a film that would go on to sweep the Oscars including wins for Best Picture. Kathryn Bigelow was the first female director to land the coveted award for her 2010 war thriller The Hurt Locker.

Jane Campion is an Oscar winner once again! During Sunday's 94th Academy Awards, she took home the prize for Best Director for helming, besting Kenneth Branagh (), Ryusuke Hamaguchi (), Paul Thomas Anderson () and Steven Spielberg ().Campion's win marked the first time a woman has taken home the directing statuette in back-to-back years, following Chloé Zhao's win for at last year's ceremony.During her acceptance speech, Campion began in Maori, before sharing,«Big love to my fellow nominees. I love you all, you're all so extraordinary talented.»«I love directing because it's a deep dive into story, yet the task of manifesting can be overwhelming.

Troy Kotsur’s exciting journey on the awards circuit culminated into a history-making moment at the 94th annual Oscar Awards. On Sunday, the CODA actor took home the best supporting actor prize and became the first male actor to win for a performance in American Sign Language.